7 articles on greater China's politics, economy, society and culture.
This issue of China Currents provides analysis and insights into frictions that have arisen by virtue of China’s emergence as a major force in the world. In our lead article, Doug Barry argues that the...
There is a Chinese proverb about a smart rabbit, 狡兔三窟,jiǎo tù sān kū in Mandarin. A smart rabbit has three burrows. If one is endangered or destroyed, the rabbit can seek safety in the other two. The story was...
In recent years, U.S.-China relations have experienced unprecedented challenges. While both Beijing and Washington publicly deny the coming of a second Cold War, strategic competition, if not rivalry, is now...
As a liberal democracy that protects human rights, the only country in Asia that legalized same-sex marriage and adoption, a longstanding U.S. ally, and the lynchpin of the world’s high-tech industry, Taiwan...
On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. That war is still raging. Instead of sending troops, Washington is shoring up the war effort by sending weapons and cash. On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a...
China's President, Xi Jinping, did not attend the G20 meeting held in New Delhi, India, the weekend of September 9-10, 2023. While we do not know why he did not attend, relations between the two countries have...
My book, China on my Mind, is both an autobiography and the story of access to China for 50 years. Today we are engaged in a huge debate about U.S.-China relations – how they should continue in the years...
Quarterly essays on greater China by scholars who study the region closely, plus notice of our Atlanta events. Published continuously since 2002.